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Senator · Senate District 17
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History
- Signed chap.14
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.427
- Substituted for A9178
- Referred to children and families
- Returned to assembly
- Repassed senate
- Amended on third reading 6389a
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Returned to senate
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- Recalled from assembly
- Referred to children and families
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.20
- Referred to rules
Companion bill
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Relates to participation by children in permanency hearings
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Donna Lupardo
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the family court act, in relation to participation by children in permanency hearings
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to amend provisions in Family Court Act Article 10-A in order to clarify the permanency hearing process for a youth in foster care.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 Clarifies that a local social service district shall serve the child, ten and older, notice of the permanency hearing no later than fourteen days prior by regular mail.
Section 2 Establishes a new § 1090-a that outlines the process for children participating in their permanency hearing.
Section 3 effective date.
Existing law
Family Court Act § 1089- Permanency Hearing
Justification
This bill would provide clarification for the permanency hearing process for a youth in foster care.
Legislative history
Amends S.5258-A Signed 12/22/15 Chapter 573
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2015 amending the family court act relating to permanency hearings for youth in foster care, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.5258-A and A.7679, takes effect; provided however that section two of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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